Presenting the 2021-2022 DuPage County All-Area Girls Basketball Team

Out for the season with a knee injury, Kendall Walch started Thursday on Senior Night and was allowed to score the game’s first basket.

When you see a chance, take it.That’s the message Downers Grove North coach Stephan Bolt gave to junior guard Maggie Fleming before Saturday’s game with crosstown rival Downers Grove South.Fleming took it to heart, then took the visiting Mustangs out of the game. She scored the first six points on a pair of 3-pointers, then watched senior guard Kate Gross follow suit.It was all part of an opening barrage that saw the Trojans race out to a 14-0 lead en route to a 54-24 victory.

Here’s a look at the girls basketball season in the West Suburban

With eight consecutive winning seasons, the St. Charles North girls basketball program has put together a nice little string of success. Behind a strong core of players returning to the court this winter, the North Stars are expecting nothing less than continuing that. They started off on the right foot Monday in their season opener, knocking down 11-three pointers in a 58-39 win over Downers Grove South as part of the York Thanksgiving Tournament in Elmhurst.